Gluten-Free Breakfast Quinoa

Hey y’all! (I can get away with saying that for 12 more hours as the southern trip wares off…) I hope you had a great weekend. I’ll be posting my Charleston recaps very soon, but today is an amazing breakfast by Julie from Savvy Eats!

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Hi all, Julie from Savvy Eats here. When Meagan sent out a call for guest posts on gluten-free and/or vegan meals, I immediately thought of my favorite breakfast: Breakfast Quinoa!

Lots of people think of quinoa as a grain only suitable for savory dishes, but I prefer it sweet. This little seed is a nutritional powerhouse, filled with protein, iron, fiber and other important minerals. I first discovered quinoa when I was misdiagnosed with a gluten sensitivity. I no longer felt comfortable eating oatmeal for breakfast, since there is a big controversy as to whether or not oats are ‘safe’ to eat when avoiding gluten. Quinoa to the rescue!

Mmmmm mmmmm! Great breakfast! I love quinoa and would love to eat more of it for breakfast but have never found a recipe that captures the sweetness (pretty much needed) for breakfast fares. Thanks! Can’t wait to try your variations too.. they all look amazing!

Hope you’re enjoying you little break, Mae. I had to take a break for similar reasons. They never do give us seniors a break! Julie, I tried quinoa for breakfast one morning and it was definitely nice to have something new. I stopped having it because I didn’t think it would taste good with almond butter, but now that I see it as one of your favorite, I will try it again. Instead of preserves, I like to cook berries into the cereal…so it’s kind of like preserves, but with less sugar! Yours looks great with the chopped pears!